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Halloween: The Inside Story

2010 · 84 min

A relaxed, affectionate look backstage at a landmark horror film, full of anecdotes and nostalgia rather than scares.

Tagline
Go behind the scenes of one of cinema's greatest horror movies.
Overview
This feature-length documentary takes a look at one of the most successful film franchises of all time as it goes behind the scenes of John Carpenter’s Halloween, the frightfest that redefined the horror genre in the late 1970s.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • celebrity
  • memory
  • media
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror3
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Phil Nobile Jr.
Written by
Phil Nobile Jr.
Starring
Rob Naughton, Rob Zombie, Anthony Masi, Jeffrey Lyons, P. J. Soles, Jamie Lee Curtis, Devin Faraci, Irwin Yablans
Cinematography
Alberto Santiago, Gabriel Spitale
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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